Technical Skills learnt along the

way

When filming...Zoom

IN and OUT Panning

Different

levels on the

tripod

Position of

the shot

Close up shot Time

efficiencyCreating a suitable Mise

en scene

Zoom IN and OUTTo ensure a good close up I

learnt how to zoom in on the

camera. You fix the shot first

then hold the zoom switch to

fix a zoom.

Panning

To get a good panning shot

I had to put the camera on a

tripod. The shot was then

stable and allowed me to

move easily and follow the

mise en scene/ character in

the shot.

Different levels on a tripodTo get a variety of shots I needed

to change the level of the tripod to

adjust the height. The way I did

his was increasing the legs length

or adjusting the height by turning

the stick.

Position of the shotBefore shooting our different

shots we created a storyboard to

plan our shots. We then were

able to film our shots accordingly

by making sure e.g. The

character on screen wasn’t

entirely centre unless the plot

implies something is going to

happen.

Time efficiencyAs I have mentioned previously we

organised our time wisely to make

our time efficient. This skill is an

organisational skill I have learnt

along with the process.

Creating a suitable Mise en

sceneAnother organisational skill I

have learnt is developing the

area in which the shot is going

to be filmed. We organised

props and different scenery to

make the background of our

shot appropriate.

Close up ShotThis shot was very important to

capture for our final product. The

way in which we did this was fixing

the shot first then zooming in closely

to the characters expression. I made

sure the characters face wasn’t

centre of the shot and placed on the

left had side of the screen where he

was in the conversation. This is

another skill I have learnt in the

process of making my final film.